Career
Born into a middle-class family, Yang Lei was not encouraged to pursue a career in entertainment. Before 2006, she was a music teacher at the Heping primary school. While still a 22-year-old teacher at the Heping primary school, Yang participated in the Super Girl singing contest (similar to the Idol series of contests around the world) in 2006.
Her first single was "Learn" (Chinese: 学会), recorded during the time when she was on Super Girl.
Her second single was "1234 Dance" (Chinese: 1234舞). Her third single was "Love me, don"t be troublesome" (Chinese: 爱我不罗嗦), which is an interlude of the television play named "He Was Cool" (Chinese: 那小子真帅).
Her fourth single was "Love and Bravery" (Chinese: 爱,勇气). Her debut album, titled The Panda is coming (Chinese: 熊猫来了), was released on May 5, 2009.
lieutenant presold 10,000 copies and sold more than 4,000 copies in the first month.
Her first television play was "He Was Cool" (Chinese: 那小子真帅), in which she played the leading lady named "Han Qiansui" (Chinese: 韩千穗). Her second television play was "Diary of the Boys" (Chinese: 男生日记), in which she played the leading lady named "Mo Xiner" (Chinese: 莫欣儿).